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This is the Louisiana state category. Louisiana's capital city is Baton Rouge, and its postal abbreviation is LA. Louisiana entered the Union as the 18th state, on April 30, 1812. It is the 33rd largest state, with an area of 49,651 square miles. Located in southern United States, on the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana was claimed for France in 1682 by the explorer La Salle. Named in honor of French King Louis XIV, the name originally denoted much of the Mississippi basin region. Napoleon sold the region to the USA as the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, and a small part of the region eventually became known as the state of Louisiana. During the Civil War, Louisiana joined the Confederacy, being readmitted to the Union in 1868. Discovery of oil and natural gas in the early 20th century provided a great boost to the state's economy. Louisiana consists mainly of the Mississippi alluvial plain and the Gulf coastal plain. The low-lying terrain and heavy rainfall make the state prone to flooding.